- Asteroid - Wikipedia
An asteroid is a minor planet —an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet —that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids)
- Asteroids - Science@NASA
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4 6 billion years ago Most asteroids can be found orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt
- What Are Asteroids? (Ages 14-18) - NASA
What are asteroids? Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun just like planets do In fact, sometimes asteroids are called “minor planets ” These space rocks were left behind after our solar system formed about 4 6 billion years ago Asteroids are found in a wide range of sizes For example, one small asteroid, 2015 TC25, has a diameter of about 6 feet – about the size of a small
- Eyes on Asteroids - NASA JPL
Explore the 3D world of Asteroids, Comets and NEOs Learn about past and future missions, tracking and predicting orbits, and close approaches to Earth
- Asteroid | Definition, Size, Facts | Britannica
asteroid, any of a host of small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring called the asteroid belt
- What Is an Asteroid? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun Although asteroids orbit the sun like planets, they are much smaller than planets A close-up image of the asteroid Ida taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft Image credit: NASA JPL-Caltech UCLA MPS DLR IDA There are lots of asteroids in our solar system
- In Depth | Asteroids – NASA Solar System Exploration
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4 6 billion years ago The current known asteroid count is: Most of this ancient space rubble can be found orbiting our Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt
- Asteroid: Definition, Size, Difference, Visibility, Facts
An asteroid is a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter Asteroids range in size from tiny pebbles to massive bodies hundreds of kilometers across, with the largest, Ceres, measuring approximately 946 kilometers (588 miles) in diameter
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